Metal nosing for concrete curb and other structures.



PATBNTED AUC. 2T, 19C?. H. H. WAINWRICHT. METAL,.N0SINC TCR CONCRETE CURB AND OTHER STRCCTUREC.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. 1906.

. tages areganed.

HENRY H. lWINWRIGrHT, OF PHILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA.

METAL NOSINGFOR CONCRETE Specification of Letters Patent'.`

CURB AND OTHER STRUCTURES.

Patented Aug. 27, 1907.

Application sind February 7,1906. serial No. 299.880.

' ings for concrete curbs and other similar structures; and

the purpose of-,the invention is especially to furnish a protector for the exposed corners of concrete curbs to prevent their being injured by ordinary use or by the impact of heavy bodies, such as the wheels of vehicles.

It is also va purpose of the invention vto provide a-nosingwhich can be readily applied to the concrete and 4will be securely locked thereto by anchorages integral with the nosing, and saidanchoragesare arranged at right angles tothe nosing whereby important advan- The drawing which accompanies the specification is a perspective viewiof my'irnproved nsing applied to a concrete Curb;V 'v j 'The said nosing-which lis of steel, iron or other suitable nietaLand'4 `can be rolled, cast, or made in any' other suitable manner, comprises the round corner 1,

which is preferably shaped substantially asa quarter circle so as to protect both the top and the vertical side of thelcurb adjacent to the corner thereof, the fiat riser 2, andthe anchor, and said anchor consists of the web 3 which is substantially perpendicularto the body 2 and the head 4 preferably perpendicular to the web 3. Said erably extend continuously the length of -the nosing, but may of course be cut away ,or interrupted at any points, and said head 4 may be placedat other parts of theweb than on its extreme inner edge.\

During construction of the curb, the riosing will be temporarily held in position and .alnement any suitable manner, and the concrete will be poured, packed, and tarnped firmly up behind the nosing and around the anchor. When the concrete sets the nosing will be "securely held thereto by the anchor as Well as by the' rust joint between the concrete and the metal, as .de-u scribed in my United States Letters Patent numbered 578,668, dated March 9, 1899.

Now having described my improvements, I claim as my invention.

HENRY. H. WA INWRIGHT.

Witnesses:

T R. LAMMOT, J. W. Kamers.

43 5 to said body 2; and the said web 3 and head 4 each pref- In a metal noslng for concrete curb,- the combination of A 

